Was the Han Dynasty really the Golden Age of Ancient China?

This is a 43-slide PowerPoint presentation designed for Key Stage 3 high school students, composed in UK English. It begins with a Countdown-style Starter Activity where students unjumble letters to key things related to the period, such as paper and acupuncture. An introduction to the period is provided, followed by graduated lesson aims (all will/most will/some will). The slides delve into four different ways the period can be judged: government, culture, technology, and trade. The main activity involves students working in teams to cut out a 32-piece hexagonal card sort, provided in plain hexagons and color-coded ones for differentiation. They sort these into positive and negative columns and then arrange them into four categories. The lesson aims are revisited, culminating in a plenary where students fill in the quarters of a four-leaved clover labelled with the factors to answer the Key Question: Was the Han Dynasty the Golden Age of Ancient China? Crafted during my tenure teaching History in China, this lesson is adaptable for younger audiences.